About the Study
What is the SEHS study all about?
Throughout our lives, we come into contact with thousands of chemicals and other substances in the places we live, work, play, and worship. Even though they are part of our daily lives, we do not know if some of these chemicals might cause cancer. The Southern Environmental Health Study was created to better understand how exposure to different chemicals might affect the likelihood of developing cancers or other diseases. This will be done by comparing information from people who eventually develop cancer to people who do not develop cancer.
Who is running the SEHS?
Funding and oversight of the Southern Environmental Health Study comes from the National Cancer Institute and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. To learn more about our team, please click here.
Why conduct the study in the South?
People who live in the southern United States live with many of the same chemicals that are present throughout the United States. This means that what is learned in this study will apply to all people in the US. It is also true that there are some chemical exposures that might be higher in the southern US due to climate, industry, or other factors. This makes the Southern Environmental Health Study especially important to learn how to improve the health of people living in our communities in the US South.
How is my help important to the SEHS?
The Southern Environmental Health Study is a cohort study. In this type of study, thousands of participants are asked to join and to give permission to share what happens with their health over several years. Cohort studies work best when thousands of individuals from all walks of life join and provide their permission for the study to follow their health over time.
Is this research only about cancer?
We will investigate many health outcomes including heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory diseases, but are especially interested in cancer risk.
Throughout our lives, we come into contact with thousands of chemicals and other substances in the places we live, work, play, and worship. Even though they are part of our daily lives, we do not know if some of these chemicals might cause cancer. The Southern Environmental Health Study was created to better understand how exposure to different chemicals might affect the likelihood of developing cancers or other diseases. This will be done by comparing information from people who eventually develop cancer to people who do not develop cancer.
Who is running the SEHS?
Funding and oversight of the Southern Environmental Health Study comes from the National Cancer Institute and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. To learn more about our team, please click here.
Why conduct the study in the South?
People who live in the southern United States live with many of the same chemicals that are present throughout the United States. This means that what is learned in this study will apply to all people in the US. It is also true that there are some chemical exposures that might be higher in the southern US due to climate, industry, or other factors. This makes the Southern Environmental Health Study especially important to learn how to improve the health of people living in our communities in the US South.
How is my help important to the SEHS?
The Southern Environmental Health Study is a cohort study. In this type of study, thousands of participants are asked to join and to give permission to share what happens with their health over several years. Cohort studies work best when thousands of individuals from all walks of life join and provide their permission for the study to follow their health over time.
Is this research only about cancer?
We will investigate many health outcomes including heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory diseases, but are especially interested in cancer risk.
Biomarkers of Cancer
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Environmental Exposure Biomarkers
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PFAs Exposures
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Measuring Exposure with Wristbands
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